Friedell Middle School
May 23 - 27 Newsletter
EVENTS and HAPPENINGS
This week:
- Monday is a "B" Day
- Monday is FASTBridge Reading Screener for grades 6 and 8
- Monday at 6:00 p.m. is a Middle School Boundary Change Welcome Event! This is virtual and you may join by using this link!
- Tuesday is an "A" Day
- Tuesday is FASTBridge Reading Screener for grade 7
- Wednesday is a "B" Day
- Wednesday from 5 - 8 p.m. is our Farewell Friedell Event! (Details Below!)
- Wednesday is our Choir Concert at the Farewell Friedell Event!
- Wednesday is a String Shredders performance at the Farewell Friedell Event!
- Wednesday is FASTBridge Math Screener for grades 6 and 8
- Wednesday if FASTBridge Math Screener for grade 7
- Thursday is an "A" Day
- Friday is an "B" Day
Upcoming dates and events:
- May 27 - Last day to turn in Hy-Vee receipts!
- May 30 - No School for Memorial Day
- June 1 - iPad Collection Day (Including the charger!)
- June 3 - 8th Grade Recognition (1:00 p.m.)
- June 3 - Last Day of School
General Reminders:
- Please remember that the Hotel and Denny's are private property for the guest and patrons of those establishments. Avoid meeting your student at Denny's or the Hotel for pick-up or drop off. If need be, you may have them walk along the frontage road (there is a walking path) to the parking lots on the fairgrounds.
Farewell Friedell Event!
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 05:00 PM
1200 Broadway Avenue South, Rochester, MN, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Farewell Friedell Event Information!
We hope that you will join us for this amazing event!
Food trucks will be available for Tacos, Pizza, and Ice Cream. There will be live performances from Friedell students starting at 5:45 p.m. in the gymnasium!
The event will take place on May 25, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Friedell Middle School. The event is free, and students, staff, and families of Friedell, current and prior, are invited to celebrate. Join us for food trucks (do need money to purchase), entertainment, handprint and selfie stations, and more. Friedell has limited parking; we ask that the school lot be reserved for those with limited mobility and that all others park in the park-and-ride lots south of Dennys' Restaurant. For any questions please connect with Brooke Olson at 507-328-5650, or by emailing brolson@rochesterschools.org.
We have a number of volunteer opportunities that we could use help with for this event. If you are able to share your time and talents, please help by signing up here!
MUSIC INSTRUMENT COLLECTION
It is time for all to return school-owned instruments to Friedell. Please have them all here by May 25, 2022. Instruments can be dropped off during school hours. The orchestra room will also be open the evening of May 25, 2022 during the Farewell Friedell event.
For those wishing to have a summer instrument, you will need to reach out to the contact at your future school. To access this, we have included the contacts here:
Orchestra:
John Adams Middle School: Sarah Rusin sarusin@rochesterschools.org
Kellogg Middle School: Dan Mansfield damansfield@rochesterschools.org
Willow Creek Middle School: Nick Kees nikees@rochesterschools.org
Mayo High School: Katie Kuisle kakuisle2@rochesterschools.org
John Marshall High School and Century High School: Brianna McDonough brmcdonough@rochesterschools.org
Band:
John Adams Middle School: Josh Jacobo jojacobo@rochesterschools.org
Kellogg Middle School: Kim Kovar kikovar@rochesterschools.org
Willow Creek Middle School: Jodi Fox jofox@rochesterschools.org
Century High School: Amanda Kaus amkaus@rochesterschools.org
John Marshall High School: Jon Soderberg-Chase josoderbergchase@rochesterschools.org
Mayo High School: Aaron Cole aacole@rochesterschools.org
PTSA REMINDERS!
Hello, PTSA members!
We’re almost done with the school year, and we have our big Farewell Friedell Party coming up next Wednesday, May 25 from 5-8 p.m. To make sure that this farewell celebration goes well, we have need of a number of volunteers - and we hope that you will consider a contribution of your time as a final gift to Friedell. You can see what volunteer positions are available, most in one-hour time slots, here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4aaaaa28a1ffc34-farewell.
Also, be sure to spread the word to former Friedell families that you know. We hope to have many former students, staff, and families join us in saying farewell.
Finally, we know that many of you may be making plans for the new school year and a new school. We wanted to let you know that John Adams has a PTSA meeting this week, on Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m. (virtual). If you wish to attend, or gain additional information, please email the JA PTSA. For families attending Willow Creek, you can reach out to the outgoing Willow PTSA president Lauren Beuschel to hear about how to become involved in PTSA there next year.
Thank you for your support of our PTSA this year. We can’t wait to celebrate everything Friedell with you next Wednesday!
Lisa Higgs
PTSA President
STUDENT/FAMILY TECHNOLOGY HELPDESK
The Remote Distance Learning Technical Support Team for families and students will solve for issues like:
- Support for standard softward like Microsoft Office, Adobe, G Suite
- Support for some hardware like printers, Internet, and Wi-Fi Connectivity
Families and students will be able to receive support from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding Holidays). Simply call 1-800-789-0051
This information can also be found on our district website by following this link.
Administration
Principal
507-328-5644
Nichole Bergerson
Assistant Principal
507-328-5629
Student Support Services
School Counselor
507-328-5638
heduellman@rochesterschools.org
Katee Harmon
School Social Worker
507-328-5639
Office Staff
Office Manager
507-328-5650
Rachel Schnell
Receptionist
507-328-5650
raschnell@rochesterschools.org
Krista Anderson
School Nurse
507-328-5632
kranderson2@rochesterschools.org
Brittney Chon
LSN
507-328-5632